FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Straubel Jeffrey B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TESLA MOTORS INC [TSLA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC, 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/21/2016 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA 94304 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/21/2016   A(1)   83,407 (2) A $ 0 326,225 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 248.82

11/21/2016

A(1)

110 (3)

11/21/2016

12/21/2016

Common Stock

110

$ 0

110

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 568.28

11/21/2016

A(1)

3,300 (4)

11/21/2016

12/21/2016

Common Stock

3,300

$ 0

3,300

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Straubel Jeffrey B C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD PALO ALTO, CA 94304			Chief Technical Officer

Signatures

By: Jonathan Chang by Power of Attorney For: Jeffrey B. Straubel		11/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The transactions reported on this Form 4 are exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(2)	Received in exchange for 758,246 shares of SolarCity Corporation's common stock in connection with the Merger. In accordance with the terms of the Merger, each share of SolarCity common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.110 shares of Tesla common stock, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. At the effective time of the Merger, the last traded price of SolarCity's common stock was $20.34 per share, and the last traded price of Tesla's common stock was $185.02 per share.
(3)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 1,000 shares of SolarCity common stock for $27.37 per share. In accordance with the terms of the Merger, each SolarCity stock option that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted automatically into a stock option to purchase Tesla common stock.
(4)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 30,000 shares of SolarCity common stock for $62.51 per share. In accordance with the terms of the Merger, each SolarCity stock option that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted automatically into a stock option to purchase Tesla common stock.

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